Review Articles

• Medscape General Medicine: April 9, 1999-December 31, 2007. This Epilogue Is not an Epitaph Be sure to come back to see The Medscape Journal of Medicine in January 2008.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Making Payment Reform in the US Healthcare System Possible The next WVE on December 21 proposes how US MDs and hospitals should be paid.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• A Conversation About Sudden Unexpected Death (SUDA) in "Healthy" Adults, Adults With Known Heart Disease, Athletes, Adolescents, and Infants (SIDS) Drs. Eric Prystowsky and George Lundberg discuss sudden death in many different clinical populations at the recent American Heart Association meeting.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Autism Spectrum Disorder, Klinefelter Syndrome, and Chromosome 3p21.31 Duplication: A Case Report This case report discusses the potential implications of autism spectrum disorder.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• We Physicians Preach What We Practice, and That Matters Erica Frank, MD, MPH, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Professor and Chair, University of British Columbia, tells doctors why their preaching should match their practicing.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy for Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding Rick G. Kulkarni, MD, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, Yale-New Haven Hospital, describes how to improve emergency department function.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Part 2: A Reader Responds to "Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine: Is There a Conflict?" A reader further explores the concepts of ethics and evidence-based medicine.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Hypertension: What It Is; What It Isn't; How to Think About It, to Prevent It, and to Manage It Dr Suzanne Oparil, the current President of the American Society for Hypertension, holds a wide-ranging discussion about hypertension with MedGenMed Editor Dr. George Lundberg.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• A Reader Responds to "Tuberculosis and HIV--Needed: A New Paradigm for the Control and Management of Linked Epidemics" A reader expands on the concepts of control and management of the linked epidemics HIV and tuberculosis.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• New Measurements Such As the Coronary Calcium Score Can Determine Risk for Heart Attack William H. Bestermann, Jr., MD, Medical Director, Vascular Medicine Center, Kingsport, Tennessee, explains how early diagnosis and intervention can prevent sudden coronary death.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• A Reader and Author Respond to "Getting Control of Health Costs -- For Real" A reader and the author debate the best way(s) to control healthcare costs.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Sudden Death in Competitive Athletes Steven R. Neish, MD, SM, Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Texas Children's Hospital, details an approach to preventing sudden cardiac death in athletes.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• A Reader and Author Respond to "Should Doctors Force-Feed Prisoners?" A reader and the author discuss the complex issue of caring for hunger strikers.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Based Upon the Results of the COURAGE Clinical Trial, What Is the Best Treatment for Stable Angina? Dr. George Lundberg and Dr. Raymond Gibbons discuss the factors that influence physician decisions about how to treat stable angina pectoris.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Lifestyle Discussions During Doctor-Older Patient Interactions: The Role of Time in the Medical Encounter The objective of this article is to document the length of time that PCPs discuss lifestyle issues with their older patients and to examine patient, physician, and contextual correlates.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Human Growth Hormone: A Paul Bunyan Drug or a Drug for Paul's Bunion George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University, Missouri, describes whether human growth hormone works for athletes.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• How Do We Involve Patients in Their Own Healthcare Decisions? Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, Maryland, explains how we can get our patients more involved in their care.
  Medscape General Medicine, November 2007
• Part 2: Readers' and Author's Responses to "We All Need Healthcare; Who Needs 'Insurance'"? Readers continue to share their thoughts about health insurance and debate the pros and cons of the healthcare systems in the United States and other countries.
  Medscape General Medicine, November 2007
• The Problem With ADAGE (A1c-Derived Average Glucose Equivalent) The goal of the study is to report glycohemoglobin results to patients as A1c-derived averages rather than strictly A1c values.
  Medscape General Medicine, November 2007
• Good Primary Care Is Obesity Medicine Ingrid Kohlstadt, MD, MPH, FACN, Associate, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, highlights some new angles on obesity medicine.
  Medscape General Medicine, November 2007